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Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National

Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]

Braver Angels Indiana Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana
State/Region: IN

Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.

Alliance/Members Meeting – Project 2025: Info-session with Dave

Host Organization: Braver Angels of the Southern Willamette Valley
State/Region: OR
Marsha Barr's Garden (Outdoor covered space) 1939 Adams St, Eugene

Local Focus: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon This is a Project 2025 info session and Q&A presented by Dave McLean. It is being held outdoors in a covered space.

Depolarizing Our Conversations & Communities

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Advocacy Partners of the United Methodist Church
State/Region: IL
Garrett's Restaurant & Bar 1631 North Bell School Road, Rockford

Local Focus: This event is to be attended in person by neighbors in Rockford and surrounding communities. Braver Angels engages people across the political spectrum to depolarize our bitter political culture that produces dysfunction, cynicism, distrust, and even political violence. This in-person Braver Angels presentation and Q&A at Garrett’s Restaurant & Bar http://www.garrettsrestaurantbar.com/ will outline […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels Washington, DC
Partner Org(s): Focolare Movement
State/Region: DC
Northeast DC, near Gallaudet University 609 H St. NE, 4th Floor, Washington

A forum to discuss your own viewpoint, without judgment, and get real answers to sincere questions of understanding from other viewpoints. About this event Description Join us for a free two-part intensive workshop that brings together Red (conservative or Republican-leaning) and Blue (liberal or Democratic-leaning) citizens for moderated activities and structured discussions that reduce stereotyped […]

Event Series Lunch Chats

Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
Online US

Meet us for Lunch and a Discussion on current events, politics, and good news. Come tell us how you see it! ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National

Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]

Braver Angels Indiana Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana
State/Region: IN

Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.

Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance Discussion Meeting/Virtual

Host Organization: PA - Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance
State/Region: PA
Online US

Restricted Attendance: Members and subscribers living in Alliance Region (Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties) Local Focus: Alliance Region (Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties, PA) Alliance Debate Style/Discussion Mtg. to discuss Tax Incentives for Electric Vehicles  

Sept. 2024 Debate Chair Forum

Host Organization: BA National - Debates
State/Region: - National
Online US

* Restricted Attendance: Restricted to Debate Chairs and those who have begun the training process (by completing at least step 1- the training eCourse). If you are interested in getting started, please visit https://braverangels.org/get-involved/debate-chairs/ to learn more and get started. Are you a Braver Angels Debate Chair or Chair-in-Training? If so, join us for the […]

Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
Partner Org(s): Barth House
State/Region: TN
Barth House TBA, Memphis

Local Focus: Memphis Metro Area (West TN, East AR, North MS) A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule About this event Polarization can be driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, […]

Election 2024 Reset: Hopes and Fears

Host Organization: Braver Angels Silicon Valley
State/Region: CA
Online US

The events of July have fundamentally changed the 2024 presidential election, with a shocking, horrible assassination attempt, a broadly criticized debate performance, an unprecedented late change to the Democratic nominee, and two new Vice Presidential candidates. What was widely seen as a retread election is now a quite different race that voters are struggling to […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Bodega Bay Church
State/Region: CA
Bodega Bay Church 1320 Bay View St., Bodega Bay

A forum to discuss your own viewpoint, without judgment, and get real answers to sincere questions of understanding from other viewpoints. About this event Description Join us for a free two-part intensive workshop that brings together Red (conservative or Republican-leaning) and Blue (liberal or Democratic-leaning) citizens for moderated activities and structured discussions that reduce stereotyped […]

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National Community Debate – After the Democratic National Convention

Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana
State/Region: - National
Online US

About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Kama Harris did not show signs of uniting the country." Come join us for this free national debate, in which all participants from across the ideological spectrum will have an opportunity to […]

Picnic in the Park with Maxim!

Host Organization: Braver Angels Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco
State/Region: CA
Cedar Rose Park TBA, Berkeley

Restricted Attendance: San Francisco Bay Area in person only event. Local Focus: San Francisco Bay Area Picnic social gathering

Surviving the 2024 Election

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National

How do we survive during what's sure to be a contentious election? Join Bill Doherty, Ph.D, Braver Angels co-founder and highly respected marriage and family therapist, as he speaks with Gabbi Timmis, Director of Communications. Learn how to navigate relationships with loved ones who support (and vote for!) a candidate you strongly oppose. Discover valuable […]

Braver Angels Oregon “Experience”

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Hood River Valley Adult Center 2010 Sterling Place, Hood River

Join Braver Angels Oregon for this engaging, interactive and thought provoking in-person event. We will begin with an introduction to Braver Angels and our mission to depolarize American politics, followed by one-on-one discussions between attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in civil discourse with those who may hold differing views, and gain a […]

Braver Angels Quarterly SongFaire

Host Organization: Braver Angels Music
State/Region: - National

BA SongFaire is a quarterly event for Braver Angels musicians to share songs with one another and with a wider audience online. The songs can be originals, or songs that our artists discovered that connect well with the mission of Braver Angels. Our next SongFaire will be on Sunday, September 8, at 2-3:30 pm Pacific […]

Hot Topic Issue Discussion

Host Organization: State
State/Region: MA
Online US

* Local Focus: Massachusetts Hot Issue Discussion on Zoning in Massachusetts - Is it Hurting our Housing Crisis?

CANCELED: Fireside Chat with David Blankenhorn and Robert Putnam: How to Be a Citizen

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National
Online US

We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Fireside Chat with David Blankenhorn and Robert Putnam: "How to Be a Citizen" has been canceled. If you made a donation for this event, you will receive a refund within 7-10 business days. If you are separately registered for the free documentary screening of Join […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide – IN PERSON

Host Organization: MN - State
Partner Org(s): Dakota County Library--Wescott Library
State/Region: MN
Wescott Library 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan

Note: This event is to be attended in person. In our current polarized political environment, many people avoid or dread political conversations with friends or family members whose politics differ from their own. They worry, rightly so, that any attempts at political discussions will devolve into arguments and acrimony, and result in hurt feelings or […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Greater Cincinnati Alliance Meeting – September 2024

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Crossroads Church Oakley 3500 Madison Rd., Cincinnati

In the recent Alliance meeting on Trustworthy elections, the membership agreed that the highest priority action would be on Gerrymandering. Coincidentally, Citizens Not Politicians and League of Women voters have worked to get a Gerrymandering referendum on the ballot in November. Given the high priority focus area for our membership and the initiative on the […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
State/Region: OH
Bainbridge Hall 267 Bainbridge St., Dayton

* Local Focus: Dayton, OH A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule About this event Polarization can be driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our […]

Event Series Talking Politics Meetup

Talking Politics Meetup

Host Organization: Braver Angels of the Southern Willamette Valley
State/Region: OR
Oakshire Public House 207 Madison St, Eugene

Local Focus: Eugene & Springfield Area (Southern Willamette Valley), Oregon For folks who want to understand what divides us. This is a get-together for the open-minded. Pull up a chair and let's have some respectful and civil discourse about what led you to believe what you believe and vote for what you vote for. Maybe […]

Event Series Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event

Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event

Host Organization: Other
State/Region: - National

Are you a military member or veteran and interested in how your fellow vets and service members are working to reduce political polarization in the United States? Come to our Welcome Event and you will learn about Braver Angels and where you can continue your mission of defending the Constitution of the United States against […]

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